Colorado College’s Gleb Veremyev celebrates a goal against Minnesota Duluth. (Photo courtesy of Colorado College Athletics)

Undrafted left winger Gleb Veremyev is a player to watch at Boston Bruins development camp starting Monday at Warrior Arena.

At 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, Veremyev possesses traits valued by NHL evaluators. He competes shift in and shift out. He loves to use his size, whether he’s banging bodies on the forecheck or bulling his way through traffic around the net.

Coming back from a knee injury that forced him to miss all but 14 games as a freshman, the 21-year-old turned in a strong sophomore year in 2023-24 with 15 goals and 28 points in 37 games on the top line for a Colorado College team that is on the rise in the big-boy-hockey NCHC.

If Veremyev picks up where he left off last year, by the end of the ’24-25 college season he’ll be an attractive free agent for the Bruins and any number of NHL teams looking to add size and toughness to their prospect pool.

Veremyev, whose parents emigrated from Russia, can’t wait to get going at development camp.

“Obviously it’s a historic franchise. I’m super excited to show them what I can do and learn more about the organization itself,’’ he said.

“I like Boston a lot. They play a style of game that’s similar to the way I like to play the game. It’s an Original Six franchise. Boston’s a beautiful city,” said Veremyev, who attended Calgary’s development camp in 2022.

“With a chance like this to get to their camp and experience it, it was really high on my list. I talked to my adviser and I was like, yeah, I’d love to go to their camp. And here we are.”

Veremyev, fluent in Russian as well as English, was born in New Jersey. He started to draw attention from college recuiters in his mid-teens while playing for the New Jersey Rockets. He spent two seasons with the Lincoln Stars of the USHL, posting over 100 penalty minutes both years, before heading to Colorado College, where he is carrying a 3.5 GPA.

Asked to describe himself as a player, here’s what he said:

“I think I’m a true power forward. I can be on a top line, opening up space for my teammates, putting the puck in the net. I love to get in on the forecheck. I’ve really been working on my defensive game a lot this past year and I think it’s improved a lot. I’m working on my first three strides. My game overall, I’d say I’m really hard to play against, I’ve got good hands and a good shot. I’m not afraid to play against anyone and prove myself against anyone on the ice.”

Colorado College coach Kris Mayotte and Veremyev have known each other for quite a while.

“When he was at Providence he recruited me and then at Michigan, so I’ve had a relationship with him for a long time. I thought he was really ambitious and somebody I wanted to play for, so when he came to Colorado College, I thought it would be the right option,” said Veremyev.

“His game is growing because he’s maturing as a kid,” Mayotte said.

“He certainly has the skill set that you project to be playing a future NHL role. He has the size, he has the skill, he has the competitiveness and the willingness. It really is just continuing to finetune the details. He’s a physical presence. He doesn’t back down from anything. He’s going to get to the net. He’s going to finish all his hits. But it’s learning and continuing to embrace and execute the smaller details.

“It might not have to be a really big hit, but it’s good stick detail and you create a turnover that way. Just continuing to embrace the type of player he is and what that means at the NHL level versus what it meant at a junior level and at a college level. We’ve seen those steps. He wants it. He’s really motivated. I see him playing that potential middle-six, bottom-six role.”

No matter what happens at Bruins camp this week, Veremyev plans on returning to school for his junior year.

He could have turned pro after last season but decided against it.

“I had offers, obviously, to sign, but it’s key not to rush something like that. You are entering a different side of hockey and I think it’s smart to get closer to your degree. There’s a life after hockey,” he said.

“What we have going on at Colorado College is something special and there’s some unfinished business. (New York Rangers draft pick) Noah Laba, my linemate, obviously had a chance to sign. We kind of talked it over a bit.

“Myself, him and (goalie Kaidan Mbereko) didn’t really think it was time. We want to finish what we started (at Colorado College). Hopefully I’m more developed and ready to step in and play in the NHL after going back this year.”